Pulse wave velocity: A marker of arterial stiffness and its applicability in clinical practice;Velocidade da onda de pulso arterial: Um marcador da rigidez arterial e a sua aplicabilidade na prática clínica

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 699-702

  Rocha, Evangelista ^a  

^a Hospital Militar Principal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; PULSE WAVE;

EID: 80655148717     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0870-2551(11)70012-9     Document Type: Editorial

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